In 2020, approximately 27.7 percent of Australia’s total electricity was generated from renewable sources, marking the first time renewables accounted for more than a quarter of the country’s electricity production. Within the last few years, renewable energy sources have increasingly accounted for a larger share of annual electricity generation in Australia, from only 13.5 percent in 2014.
Share of renewable energy contribution to electricity generation in Australia from 2014 to 2020
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Share of electricity from renewables
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Clean Energy Council. (March 31, 2021). Share of renewable energy contribution to electricity generation in Australia from 2014 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248658/australia-contribution-of-renewable-energy-to-electricity-generation/
Clean Energy Council. "Share of renewable energy contribution to electricity generation in Australia from 2014 to 2020." Chart. March 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248658/australia-contribution-of-renewable-energy-to-electricity-generation/
Clean Energy Council. (2021). Share of renewable energy contribution to electricity generation in Australia from 2014 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248658/australia-contribution-of-renewable-energy-to-electricity-generation/
Clean Energy Council. "Share of Renewable Energy Contribution to Electricity Generation in Australia from 2014 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248658/australia-contribution-of-renewable-energy-to-electricity-generation/
Clean Energy Council, Share of renewable energy contribution to electricity generation in Australia from 2014 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248658/australia-contribution-of-renewable-energy-to-electricity-generation/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of renewable energy contribution to electricity generation in Australia from 2014 to 2020 [Graph], Clean Energy Council, March 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248658/australia-contribution-of-renewable-energy-to-electricity-generation/